Vibrant Plant Based Recipes
vegan Luxardo Cheesecake Stuffed Waffles recipe – a fancy brunch, a Valentines breakfast, or a virtual breakfast date with a friend – you want these on your menu!
It is Thursday and I *cleared my morning schedule.
My friend Somer and I have a Virtual Breakfast date again!
For our original …
Croque Monsieur Stuffed Waffles – everyone’s favorite classic deli sandwich, stuffed into a crispy golden waffle – perfect for weekend brunch or leftover lunch!
One of the most popular sandwiches at that deli I ran was a toasted Croque Monsieur. I am positive it still is. Equal to the espresso line in the morning and the lineup for soup on cold Portland days, the line for hot sandwiches snaked around the store.
Just thinking about all of that brings nostalgia – I am ready for crisp cool fall days.
Soup. Lining up for your food cart favorite.
Walking down the street drinking warm coffee, cold morning air that you can …
Tahini Kale Chiffonade and Stuffed Waffles – light and crispy waffles stuffed with a bright, lemony kale and savory tahini – perfect for brunch or even lunch!
This combines several of my current obsessions – kale chiffonade, tahini, and stuffed waffles. We chiffonade kale several times a week, I still eat tahini nearly every day, and this is my third waffle stuffing.
That sounded like a confession.
Just like my cheesy tomato stuffed waffles, these are a savory item perhaps better for lunch… although I wouldn’t kick it out of my breakfast table.
That is where the similarities end. Those cheesy tomato waffles are a scrumptious saucy crunchy comfort food that you might want right before a nap.
These are …
Okay, so you get the vehicle registration renewal in the mail. They send those things way early, so you have plenty of notice to get it updated before your tags expire.
Each time I get one, my intentions are good – telling myself yes, this time I will take care of this right away.
My tags expired in January. Yep, six whole months ago.
I am not making excuses, but my mind was definitely elsewhere the first several months of 2012. It wasn’t until I was packing my desk for the move that I found the paperwork.
That was late April. Oops.
I was shocked I had not been pulled over already – I was driving all over the place those first few months – to Dad’s house each day, to his doctors appointments and hospitals all over town, and just my normal every day driving.
I finally found the time to take Tillie through DEQ. She failed. Continued to drive her expired tags, all last month back and forth to class, two road trips to wine country, normal every day driving.
Last Monday morning before leaving the house, I called my childhood friend who owns an auto shop and made an appointment for (last) Friday. Guess what happens next? Kris leaves the house, Kris gets pulled over.
Friday my car gets fixed – a sensor that eventually needs replacing even if you take great care of your car – and on the way out I tell Scotty I’m leaving there and heading right up to DEQ. He tells me the sensors sometimes take a while to reset, and I should wait a couple days.
Instead of going to DEQ I came home, made tomato orange soup and tomato stuffed waffles and hoped I wouldn’t get pulled over on the weekend. On our trip back to wine country.
adapted from Abbey Ale Belgian Waffles
dairy, egg, soy and gluten free, vegan
makes 4-6 (Belgian style) stuffed waffles
2 cups gluten free all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
pinch sea salt
3/4 cup club soda
1/3 cup coconut milk (carton)
2 tablespoons coconut oil
2 roma tomatoes, sliced thin
4-6 slices cheese (my favorite cheddar)
Sift together flour, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt. Add soda, milk, and oil, stirring until just combined. Pour a small amount (1/4 to 1/3 cup, depending on size of iron) into prepared waffle iron, top with tomato and cheese slices, cover with another 1/4 cup batter. Close and cook per machine instructions. I cooked mine about 3-4 minutes on one side, flipping and cooking another minute (using a waffle iron that flips).
As you read this, I am most likely at the DEQ. Wish me luck.
Vegan Gluten Free Lemon Poppyseed Waffles – a lemony light and bright breakfast recipe! crispy and fluffy – perfect for vegan weekend brunch!
recipe originally published March 24, 2016
One of my favorite treats as a kid was a Lemon Poppyseed Bread.
I cannot believe I have never made one – that might need to happen soon.
Thing is, as much as my mom made just about every single thing from scratch, this favorite loaf came from the store.
I know.
It was a rare treat. Our family used to go to the lake in the summer – one of those day trips that started super early in the morning so we’d snag a great spot on the beach. We had a big cooler filled with eats for the day, and for some reason, we always bought a few of the same things at the store for these trips. One of those things? A Lemon Poppyseed Loaf from the grocery bakery.
Oh so good.
(see more vegan breakfast recipes here.)
So these waffles are lovely – bright lemon, crispy fluffy light, with that little …
this Vegan Breakfast Sandwich recipe is a morning must! the ultimate in Eggy Muffin goodness, a Veggie Breakfast Sandwich stacked with protein and flavor!
recipe originally published October 22, 2016
You guys.
I have a new favorite weekend breakfasty thing going on.
Weekday lunches too, if I am honest.
Stacked high with textures and flavors, this just might …
this comprehensive list of Party Treats and Snacks To Ring In the New Year is everything you need for a party ANY time of year!
aaaaand here is where I am a complete cliché and exclaim HOW IS IT ALMOST 2019?! Can you even believe it?! Where DID the time go?!
Right now I am equally reminiscing over the rollercoaster that was 2018 and making grand plans for 2019. I don’t necessarily make resolutions at the new year, because (another cliché here?) I generally have goals and plans and projects and all of that all year long.
One thing I do fully embrace is celebrating the year end. We rarely go out on this night, and if we do, we hire a Lyft and are often home before midnight.
I like to make a few fun snacks, plan a cocktail that is champagne friendly – because champagne IS a must this night. For me, anyway.
If you are …
these Mini Vegan Sausage Pies are a plant based update on an appetizer that works for holidays, game days, brunch, and a random Thursday.
Between all the British based books I read and all the people I know in the …
